At the table
Take small bites or divide it before eating. Choose sweet or savory filling when ordering; it is often paired with local oil tea.
This version contains peanuts and sesame. The sticky dough needs careful chewing. Confirm added fat and the actual filling before choosing it for a vegetarian or vegan diet.
Pumpkin or purple sweet potato can color the wrapper. Separate savory versions use pork and vegetables; they are not the sweet filling shown here.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Pumpkin or purple sweet potato can color the wrapper. Separate savory versions use pork and vegetables; they are not the sweet filling shown here.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet and nutty.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft, sticky wrapper with a crumbly nut filling.
- How it’s made
- Cooked glutinous-rice dough is pounded, wrapped around the filling and shaped like a weaving shuttle.
Pumpkin or purple sweet potato can color the wrapper. Separate savory versions use pork and vegetables; they are not the sweet filling shown here.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Guangxi.
About this regional connection
Guangxi: Supported local food association, not exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有富川岔山梭子粑粑吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A village snack and oil tea
Chashan's shuttle-shaped cakes are part of its village food culture and commonly paired with oil tea. Their tapered shape gives the snack its name and distinguishes it from round rice dumplings.